Stella Barsosio

Stella Barsosio (born 12 March 1993)^[1] is a Kenyan long-distance runner. In 2021, she won the Rotterdam Marathon.

Stella Barsosio

Barsosio on the way to win the 2016 Belgrade Marathon
Personal information
Full name	Stellah Jepngetich Barsosio
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	(1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 (age 31)
Sport
Country	Kenya
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running

On 6 February 2023, it was announced that Barsosio had been banned for two years by Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya after testing positive for trimetazidine. Her suspension was retroactively applied, starting on 17 August 2022.^[2][3]

Career

In 2016, Stella Barsosio won the Belgrade Marathon with a time of 2:43:41.^[1]

In 2017, she won the Cracovia Marathon with a time of 2:33:01, and the Skopje Marathon, setting a new course record of 2:33:42.^[1]

In 2018, she finished in second place in the Singapore Marathon, and in 2019, she also finished in second place in this event.^[4][5] In 2019, Barsosio won the Sydney Marathon, setting a new course record of 2:24:33,^[6] and finished in second place in the Rotterdam Marathon.^[7]

Achievements

Representing  Kenya

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2016	Belgrade Marathon	Belgrade, Serbia	1st	Marathon	2:43:41
2017	Cracovia Marathon	Kraków, Poland	1st	Marathon	2:33:01
	Skopje Marathon	Skopje, North Macedonia	1st	Marathon	2:33:42
2018	Singapore Marathon	Singapore, Singapore	2nd	Marathon	2:33:23
2019	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	2nd	Marathon	2:23:36
	Sydney Marathon	Sydney, Australia	1st	Marathon	2:24:33
	Singapore Marathon	Singapore, Singapore	2nd	Marathon	2:30:20
2021	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	1st	Marathon	2:22:08

References

1. "Stellah Jepngetich BARSOSIO – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
2. Olobulu, Timothy (6 February 2023). "ADAK slaps two athletes with two-year bans for anti-doping violations". capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
3. Mballa, Tony (6 February 2023). "Barsosio, Chebiwott land a two-year ban each over doping". The Star. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
4. "Kenyan pair out to defend Singapore Marathon titles". The South African. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
5. "Ugandan Cheptegei sets new 10km world record". Daily Nation. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
6. "Kiprotich runs sub 2:10, sets new record to win Blackmores Sydney Marathon". Runner's Tribe. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
7. "Koen Naert strandt in Rotterdam op zucht van Belgische record, maar heeft ticket voor Tokio 2020 beet". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 7 April 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

External links

• Stella Barsosio at World Athletics